Keys to the Garden: A Spiritual Commentary on the Chapter of Yasin Selection from Bahr al-Madid of Ahmad Ibn 'Ajiba Translated by Abdullah bin Hamid Ali Press HERE for original post. Press HERE for PDF.  

Scholars of Mauritania Issue Fatwa Against Forced Vaccinations-Translated by Dr. Abdullah bin Hamid Ali There is no doubt that the refusal of medical treatment, placing one’s reliance upon Allah and acceptance of what He decrees, is among matters endorsed by the

  Al-Ghazālī on the Essentials of Interpretative Autonomy (Ijtihād) Translated by Shaykh Abdullah bin Hamid Ali What is Ijtihād? Who is qualified for it? And is it possible for a person to be a mujtahid in a single issue? (From Imam Abu Hamid al-Ghazali’s

America needs to understand Islam, because this is the one religion that erases from its society the race problem. Throughout my travels in the Muslim world, I have met, talked to, and even eaten with people who in America would

The Qur’an describes Muslims committed to its mores as “a moderate nation,” and that sense of balance qualifies them to stand as “witnesses over humanity” (Q 2:143). Contemporary Muslims revel in this assertion, especially when it seems that “Islam” proposes

By Abdullah bin Hamid Ali 20, October, 2014 The words ‘Kalām’ and ‘Qur’ān’ are very closely related terms. In their original legal applications they are distinct in meaning. But in another way they are synonymous. In other words, the word ‘Kalām’ is

By Abdullah bin Hamid Ali 21, October, 2014 Abu Hanifa says in Al-Fiqh Al-Akbar about the qualities of God: “He has a hand, a face, and a self. So what He, High is He, mentions in the Qur’an of the mention of

By Imam Abu Hamid al-Ghazali Translated by Abdullah bin Hamid Ali With the Name of Allah, All-Compassionate, All-Merciful All praise is due to Allah, The Initiator, The Repeater, The Doer of whatever He wants, The Possessor of the Glorious Throne and the Powerful

INTERPRETING ON THE FAULT LINES: TRENDS OF IJTIHAD IN NORTH AMERICA An Interview with Ustadh Abdullah bin Hamid Ali by Ali Albarghouthi View Pdf Version My first question, Shaykh, is about the definition of ijtihad, or what does ijtihad mean to you? Ijtihad has basically two

“Is There No Arafah Except the One in Arafah?” Shaykh Abdullah Ali Besides the normal dispute over when Ramadan begins and ends, there is the dispute every year over whether or not the correct day of Arafat is the one being observed